diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_api.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_api.c
index 1cfa8dbb48..8bad7f14ff 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_api.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_api.c
@@ -2506,11 +2506,6 @@ switch_status_t conference_api_sub_record(conference_obj_t *conference, switch_s
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_GENERR;
 	}
 
-	if (conference->conference_video_mode == CONF_VIDEO_MODE_PASSTHROUGH) {
-		stream->write_function(stream, "-ERR Video Passthru enabled, recording not permitted.\n");
-		return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-	}
-
 	if (argv[3]) {
 
 		if (argv[3]) {
diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_record.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_record.c
index 89afeab14b..218a057e00 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_record.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/conference_record.c
@@ -60,11 +60,6 @@ void conference_record_launch_thread(conference_obj_t *conference, char *path, i
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (conference->conference_video_mode == CONF_VIDEO_MODE_PASSTHROUGH) {
-		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_CRIT, "Video Passthru enabled, recording not permitted.\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
 	rec->conference = conference;
 	rec->path = switch_core_strdup(pool, path);
 	rec->pool = pool;